Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers Quiz | Year 6 Maths

Question 1

Which method is most suitable for adding the numbers 12,345 and 67,890?

Accepted Answer

Written method

Answer

Mental method

Answer

Calculator

Answer

Rounding

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a multiple of 100?

Accepted Answer

9,999

Answer

1,000

Answer

2,500

Answer

5,000

Question 3

Which of the following calculations is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

12,345 + 67,890 = 80,235

Answer

3,456 + 7,890 = 11,346

Answer

9,876 - 5,432 = 4,444

Answer

4,567 - 2,345 = 2,222

Question 4

Which of the following numbers is the greatest? Remember to compare the digits from left to right.

Accepted Answer

4,567,890

Answer

3,456,789

Answer

2,345,678

Answer

1,234,567

Question 5

A shop sells apples for £0.50 each. If you buy 6 apples, how much will you pay? Remember to multiply the cost of one apple by the number of apples.

Accepted Answer

£3.00

Answer

£4.00

Answer

£2.00

Answer

£5.00

Question 6

A train travels 2,500 km in 5 hours. What is the average speed of the train? Remember to divide the distance by the time.

Accepted Answer

500 km/h

Answer

400 km/h

Answer

600 km/h

Answer

300 km/h

Question 7

When finding the difference between 56,789 and 12,345, which method would be the most suitable?

Accepted Answer

Written method using column subtraction

Answer

Mental method

Answer

Using a calculator

Answer

Rounding and estimating

Question 8

Which expression correctly represents the sum of 5,678 and 9,321?

Accepted Answer

5,678 + 9,321

Answer

5,678 - 9,321

Answer

9,321 - 5,678

Answer

5,678 x 9,321

Question 9

Identify the smallest number among the given options.

Accepted Answer

6,789,012

Answer

6,789,102

Answer

6,879,012

Answer

6,879,102

Question 10

If you subtract 1,234,567 from 9,876,543, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

7,641,976

Answer

8,641,976

Answer

9,641,976

Answer

10,641,976

Question 11

A farmer originally had 2,345 sheep. He bought 1,234 more sheep. How many sheep does he have now?

Accepted Answer

4,579

Answer

3,579

Answer

5,579

Answer

6,579

Question 12

A shop sold 567 apples on Monday and 456 apples on Tuesday. How many apples did they sell in total?

Accepted Answer

1,023

Answer

923

Answer

1,123

Answer

1,223

Question 13

Which of the following numbers is a multiple of 5?

Accepted Answer

5,678

Answer

1,234

Answer

2,345

Answer

3,456

Question 14

Which of the following numbers is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

4,251

Answer

10,000

Answer

6,789

Answer

2,005

Question 15

Which number is equivalent to 10,000 + 500 + 70 + 9?

Accepted Answer

10,579

Answer

10,079

Answer

10,759

Answer

11,579

Question 16

What is the largest number that can be formed using the digits 3, 5, 7, and 9 without repeating any digit?

Accepted Answer

9,753

Answer

9,573

Answer

7,953

Answer

7,593

Question 17

Which of the following is the most efficient method for adding the numbers 2,345, 3,456, and 4,567?

Accepted Answer

Grouping

Answer

Column addition

Answer

Expanded form

Answer

Estimation

Question 18

The number 5,678,901 is read as:

Accepted Answer

Five million, six hundred seventy-eight thousand, nine hundred one

Answer

Fifty-six million, seven hundred eighty-nine thousand, one

Answer

Five hundred six million, seven hundred eighty-nine thousand, one

Answer

Five thousand, six hundred seventy-eight, nine hundred one

Question 19

Which of the following numbers is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

3,456

Answer

4,567

Answer

5,678

Question 20

The difference between 7,890 and 3,456 is:

Accepted Answer

4,434

Answer

3,434

Answer

5,434

Question 21

Find the sum of 3,456 and 7,890.

Accepted Answer

11346

Answer

12346

Answer

10346

Answer

11446

Question 22

A fruit vendor sells 1,234 apples on Monday and 1,567 apples on Tuesday. How many apples does the vendor sell in total over the two days?

Accepted Answer

2,801

Answer

2,301

Answer

3,801

Question 23

A school has 1,234 students in Year 5 and 1,567 students in Year 6. How many students are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

2,801

Answer

1,801

Answer

3,801

Answer

4,801

Question 24

Which of the following numbers is the smallest: 3,456,789; 6,789,012; 5,678,901; 4,567,890?

Accepted Answer

3,456,789

Answer

5,678,901

Answer

4,567,890

Answer

6,789,012

Question 25

In the number 5,678,901, what is the value of the digit 5?

Accepted Answer

500,000

Answer

50,000

Answer

5,000

Question 26

What is the standard form of the following number: 4 million, 3 hundred thousand, 20 thousand, 4 hundred, 50, and 6?

Accepted Answer

4,320,456

Answer

4,230,456

Answer

3,230,456

Answer

3,320,456

Question 27

A baker makes 3,500 cakes in a week and sells 2,800 cakes. How many cakes are left?

Accepted Answer

700

Answer

6,300

Answer

5,300

Answer

1,700

Question 28

Find the sum of 4,567,890 and 2,345,678.

Accepted Answer

6,913,568

Answer

6,913,468

Answer

7,913,568

Answer

6,912,568

Question 29

A shop has 1,234,567 pencils and receives another 890,123 pencils. How many pencils do they have now?

Accepted Answer

2,124,690

Answer

2,124,680

Answer

3,124,690

Question 30

If you add 3,456,789 to 1,234,567, what is the total?

Accepted Answer

4,691,356

Answer

4,691,256

Answer

5,691,356

Answer

4,692,356

Question 31

A library has 5,678,901 books and donates 1,234,567 books to another library. How many books are left?

Accepted Answer

4,444,334

Answer

4,443,334

Answer

4,444,434

Answer

3,444,334

Question 32

A shop has 5,678 apples and receives another 2,345 apples. How many apples does the shop have in total?

Accepted Answer

8,023

Answer

7,923

Answer

7,023

Answer

8,033

Question 33

A train travels 4,567 km on Monday and 3,210 km on Tuesday. What is the total distance the train traveled in those two days?

Accepted Answer

7,777 km

Answer

7,677 km

Answer

7,767 km

Answer

8,777 km

Question 34

If you add 2,345,678 and 1,234,567, what is the total?

Accepted Answer

3,580,245

Answer

3,580,345

Answer

3,480,245

Answer

3,570,245

Question 35

A baker needs 2,500 grams of flour for a cake and 1,750 grams for a loaf of bread. How much flour does the baker need in total?

Accepted Answer

4,250 grams

Answer

1,750 grams

Answer

3,250 grams

Answer

4,000 grams

Question 36

A supermarket had 7,850 apples. They sold 3,200 apples during the day. How many apples are left?

Accepted Answer

4,650 apples

Answer

11,050 apples

Answer

4,050 apples

Answer

1,050 apples

Question 37

A school raised £3,500 from donations and £2,800 from ticket sales for a charity event. How much money did they raise in total?

Accepted Answer

£6,300

Answer

£5,300

Answer

£6,000

Answer

£1,300

Question 38

A factory made 6,250 toys in a week. 1,850 toys were sent to shops. How many toys are left at the factory?

Accepted Answer

4,400 toys

Answer

4,000 toys

Answer

8,100 toys

Answer

5,600 toys

Question 39

A bakery sold 3,456 cakes on Monday and 2,789 cakes on Tuesday.  How many cakes did they sell in total?

Accepted Answer

6,245

Answer

5,245

Answer

6,145

Answer

5,145

Question 40

There are 1,250 students in a school. 450 of them are in primary school. How many students are in secondary school?

Accepted Answer

800

Answer

700

Answer

600

Answer

900

Question 41

What is the difference between 7,890 and 4,567?

Accepted Answer

3,323

Answer

3,333

Answer

3,223

Answer

4,323

Question 42

Find the value of 2,456 + 7,890.

Accepted Answer

10,346

Answer

11,346

Answer

9,346

Answer

10,446

Question 43

A farmer has 6,789 sheep and buys 2,345 more. How many sheep does he have now?

Accepted Answer

9,134

Answer

8,134

Answer

9,034

Answer

8,034

Question 44

A school has 12,543 students. If 3,678 students leave, how many students remain?

Accepted Answer

8,865

Answer

9,865

Answer

8,765

Answer

7,865

Question 45

Estimate the sum of 7,987 and 2,013 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

10,000

Answer

9,000

Answer

8,000

Answer

11,000

Question 46

Find the difference between the greatest and smallest 5-digit whole numbers.

Accepted Answer

99,999

Answer

89,999

Answer

90,999

Answer

98,999

Question 47

Which of the following numbers is divisible by both 2 and 5?

Accepted Answer

10,000

Answer

9,999

Answer

10,001

Answer

9,000

Question 48

A rectangular garden has a length of 7,543 cm and a width of 4,289 cm. Calculate the perimeter of the garden.

Accepted Answer

23,664 cm

Answer

24,664 cm

Answer

22,664 cm

Answer

21,664 cm